Overview

Arapaho attorney Vicki Holden and Father John O'Malley must find the link between the murder of a woman—and the murder of her ancestor from a century earlier.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Coel brings Native Americans to the fictional frontier in a way that honors the genre."—Denver Post

"Exciting...A deep look at the Arapaho culture wrapped around a fabulous mystery."—Midwest Book Review

Publishers Weekly

Bestseller Coel surpasses her own high standard in her 10th whodunit (after 2003's Killing Raven) to feature Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley. An exhibit of Edward S. Curtis's early 20th-century Plains Indians photographs has attracted a lot of visitors to the museum of St. Francis Mission on the Wind River Reservation. When someone shoots to death a descendant of a tribal chief shown in one of the Curtis pictures and the museum's new curator disappears, there could be a connection to a murder committed in 1907 on the rez. Meanwhile, Father John's assistant is preparing the mission for a visit from Wyoming senator Jaime Evans, who may soon be announcing his presidential candidacy and who proves to have a family link to the tell-tale Curtis photo. Handsome attorney Adam Lone Eagle steps from the shadows and resumes his pursuit of Vicky, who is still trying to come to terms with her fatal attraction to Father John. Stir in a crazed ex-CIA operative, and you have a hint of what awaits you in this action-filled page-turner. Coel draws readers into early Arapaho life as smoothly as she brings them into the sinister goings-on at present-day Wind River, masterfully blending authentic history with an ingenious plot. Agent, Rich Henshaw. (Sept. 7) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Coel's latest addition to her Wind River Reservation series featuring Father John O'Malley and Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden offers a fascinating plot as Vicky must deal with two murders. One occurred back in 1907, when a visiting photographer documented Indian life and a chief's daughter was murdered. Now, while the photographs are on display, a modern descendant is killed. Coel lives in Boulder, CO. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Adult/High School-The killing in 1907 of a tribal leader's daughter serves as the background for murders that take place on the present-day Arapaho Reservation. The earlier crime, the recent murder of the wife of the tribal council leader, and the disappearance of the newly appointed curator of the tribal museum all draw a common link from a picture in the museum's exhibit of Edward S. Curtis's early-20th-century photographs of Plains Indians. In this 10th title to feature Father John O'Malley and Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden, the two investigators work independently at first, but they eventually run into one another. While they are intent on finding the killer, their underlying unrequited love for one another intensifies the emotional atmosphere of the tale. In an action-driven ending, they pull together to solve all the parts of the plot's puzzle except their own troubled love. Idiosyncrasies, personal preferences, and physical attributes of characters seamlessly interweave people and plot in this stand-alone novel.-Pam Johnson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

What People are Saying About This

"Coel brings Native Americans to the fictional frontier in a way that honors the genre."—Denver Post

"Exciting...A deep look at the Arapaho culture wrapped around a fabulous mystery."—Midwest Book Review

Meet the Author

Margaret Coel is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of The Thunder Keeper, The Spirit Woman, The Lost Bird, The Story Teller, The Dream Stalker, The Ghost Walker, The Eagle Catcher, and several works of nonfiction. She has also authored many articles on the people and places of the American West. Her work has won national and regional awards. Her first John O'Malley mystery, The Eagle Catcher, was a national bestseller, garnering excellent reviews from the Denver Post, Tony Hillerman, Jean Hager, Loren D. Estleman, Stephen White, Earlene Fowler, Ann Ripley and other top writers in the field. A native of Colorado, she resides in Boulder.

Customer Reviews

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Wife of Moon (Wind River Reservation Series #10) 4.5 out of 5based on
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Anonymous

More than 1 year ago

I started with the first book in the series, Wife of Moon held my attention, very good plot and characters.

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Home-on-the-Range

More than 1 year ago

If you enjoy a good mystery then Wife of Moon is a book for you. Coel has satisfied my expectation for her characters,Vickie Holden and Father John O'Malley and her story line. Together they solve a rather complicated crime which involves several twists and turns. It is a page turner!

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harstan

More than 1 year ago

The murders begin in 1907 on the Arapaho Wind River Reservation when photographer Edward S. Curtis convinces the Indians to reconstruct a village and have warriors attack the tribe. During the shooting with blank bullets, Bashful Woman, the daughter of Chief Sharp Nose, is killed by a real bullet. Her Anglo husband Carston Evans testifies that he saw the Indian Thunder kill his wife and his two Native American friends were adding him in the attack. His testimony was enough to convict and hang the trio.---- In the present, Denise, a descendant of Sharp Nose is murdered and her husband J.T. Painted Horse is the FBI¿s number one suspect until he is tortured and killed by men who were looking for something on the same night Denise died. Christine, the curator of the Arapaho Museum, disappears and her home is ransacked. Lawyer Vicky Holden and Father John O¿Malley investigate the homicide from different directions, but reach the same conclusion. Vicky tries to convince the authorities who she believes is behind the murders while Father John tries to protect the last remaining witness.---- Through the use of flashbacks readers learn what really happened on that day in 1907 and how justice was thwarted. The Arapaho still seek justice for Bashful Women in the present but they are up against high powered politicians who will use any means at their disposal to erase the proof of what happened almost a century ago and they will kill anyone who has knowledge of that event. WIFE OF MOON is an exciting who-done-it that will appeal to fans of Tony Hillerman and David and Aimee Thurlo thrillers .Margaret Coel provides a deep look at the Arapaho culture wrapped around a fabulous mystery.---- Harriet Klausner